Bøger af James McGee

A vivid and detailed account of the rise of Methodism in America. Written by James McGee, a historian and scholar, this book offers keen insights into the development of this important religious movement.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Supported by his death squads, President Solomon Mabato rules his East African fiefdom with ruthless efficiency. Thousands have died since he seized power in a brutal military coup. When David Holt, a British university lecturer, is arrested and held to ransom under sentence of death, Her Majesty's Government refuses to give in to Mabato's outrageous demands.Unable to secure Holt's release by conventional means, The British Prime Minister and his Director of SIS resort to drastic measures: the clandestine recruitment of a small team of freelancers. The contract: to spring Holt from the notorious Maboru Prison and fly him to safety.Keel is the man chosen to lead the snatch squad. Regular soldier turned mercenary and a veteran of wars in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia, he knows this is tantamount to a suicide mission, but it's a challenge too inviting to turn down. But there are other factions at work. Hamilton Kemba, the man toppled by Mabato and now living in exile in Kenya, wants his country back. A previous invasion attempt failed. This time, Kemba chooses a different tactic. Intercepting Keel in Nairobi, he offers the mercenary and his team a secondary contract; to kill Mabato. When Keel declines, Kemba turns to another: the Zulu assassin, Qetuka. As the two independent missions converge, they trigger a chain of events in which violence, betrayal and sudden death are irretrievably linked. From the resulting carnage, very few participants will emerge unscathed.

May 1945. As the Russians tighten their stranglehold on Berlin, Doenitz's last surviving U-boat takes on board a top secret cargo, slips its moorings, and heads for the deep waters of the North Atlantic. Destination: South America. Present day: Michael Logan, former marine turned smuggler, faces a grim future in a Turkish jail. Until fate intervenes in the shape of his one-time partner, the irrepressible Harry Donovan, with a job offer: helping a wealthy industrialist search for his father - the Kriegsmarine's most decorated U-boat ace - reported missing at the end of the war, along with a fortune in gold bullion. And as the hunt begins, the scavengers start to converge, like wolves drawn to the scent of blood. But lured by what? The Reichsbank's stolen reserves, or something else: a darker legacy which, if delivered into the wrong hands, could re-ignite the flames of hatred thought to have been extinguished beneath the ashes of a war-torn city many years before. A remote Greek island holds the key but it is only in the aftermath of a violent and bloody confrontation that the island's chilling secret is revealed and the last, great mystery of World War Two is finally laid to rest.

In REC-LA-MA-TION: DECODED Vol. I; Artist, Performer, and Music Impresario James De Noir takes the reader into a deeper analysis of the music, lyrics, inspirations, and concepts behind his Hip Hop and Jazz infused EP of the same title. James uses this opportunity as less of an explanation of his music and more of a self-reflective interpretation. Through the book, James highlights certain lines from songs to give the reader insight into his thought process and what was meant to be accomplished or conveyed. The anecdotes that inspired the music tie real-life experiences and artistic expression together in a manner that illustrate the seamless parallels between art, life, and the creativity exhibited in the renaissance creatives of the new millennia.

Cynical and world-weary, Crow's a pilot and a drifter. His skills honed flying helicopter gunships, he now earns a precarious living, ferrying relief supplies to refugee camps along Pakistan's north-west frontier.Until the arrival of a local resistance leader with a very lucrative job offer. All Crow has to do is airlift a critically ill Mujahideen field commander to hospital in Peshawar. Nothing to it, save for one slight snag. The pick-up point lies across the Durand Line, deep in Afghanistan.And there's a war on.But there's no denying the money's good and so, against his better judgement, Crow accepts the contract.The flight in proves remarkably easy; too easy, in fact. And when an unexpected welcoming committee turns his helicopter into a heap of charred metal, Crow finds his exit plan severely compromised. The only way out is on foot. Beset on allsides by bandits, Afghan warlords, heroin smugglers and Soviet Special Forces, Crow makes his run for the border.And that's only the beginning...

The march of Methodism from Epworth around the globe: - Outlines of the history, doctrine, and polity of the Methodist Episcopal Church is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Debate on Trusts, Between O.C. Barber and Hon. J.A. Kohler - also the debate on trusts between Dr. Washington Gladden, of Columbus, Ohio, and George Gunton of New York City, at the Chautauqua Assembly, August 26, 1889 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

One killer with everything to lose. One man with nothing to fear. The 6th historical thriller featuring Matthew Hawkwood, Bow Street Runner and Spy, now hunting a killer on the loose in Regency London.

An extraordinary picture of life in the Old West of 19th century Colorado mining towns as seen through the poetry of a talented woman. The poems touch universal human concerns: The laments of lost youth and of getting older, poems of love and of grief, of nature and of maternal experiences. In addition, there are stories of the times: the suicide of a local prostitute, a

Hawkwood's in America for this gripping, action-packed follow up to the bestselling Ratcatcher - for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Igulden and Patrick O'BrianDECEMBER, 1812Britain is locked in a bitter war with America and Matthew Hawkwood, soldier turned spy, is stranded behind enemy lines.A TERRIFYING PLOTHawkwood heads for the Canadian border, along with former comrade-in-arms, Major Douglas Lawrence. But as they men make their escape, the two men uncover a plot that could turn the British Empire to dust.A PERILOUS JOURNEYPursued by a relentless enemy, Hawkwood and Lawrence set off across the Adirondack Mountains. But they are not alone. Buried deep in Hawkwood's past is an old alliance - one which could save both their lives and turn the tide of war...

Rebellion is brewing in Napoleonic Paris, in the action-packed novel from the author of the bestselling Ratcatcher.October 1812: Britain and France are still at war. France is engaged on two battle fronts - Spain and Russia - and her civilians are growing weary of the fight. Rebellion is brewing. Since Napoleon Bonaparte appointed himself as First Consul, there have been several attempts to either kill or overthrow him. All have failed, so far...Meanwhile in London, Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood has been seconded to the foreign arm of the Secret Service. There, he meets the urbane Henry Brooke, who tells him he's to join a colleague in Paris on a special mission.Brooke's agent has come up with a daring plan and he needs Hawkwood's help to put it into action. If the plan is successful it could lead to a negotiated peace treaty between France and the allies. Failure would mean prison, torture and a meeting with the guillotine...

Hawkwood, the Regency James Bond, returns in this gripping, action packed sequel to the bestselling 'Ratcatcher'.Matthew Hawkwood. Soldier, spy, lover - a man as dangerous as the criminals he hunts.The tough Bow Street Runner is back where he's not wanted, in the most forbidding places London has to offer: its graveyards and the rank, sinister halls of Bedlam, the country's most notorious lunatic asylum.There are missing bodies all around - dead and alive. 'Resurrection men' serve the demands of the city's surgeons by stealing corpses - and creating a few of their own along the way.Far more worrying is the escape from Bedlam of a very unusual inmate: one Colonel Titus Xavier Hyde, an obsessive, gifted surgeon whose insanity is only matched by his dark intelligence. And this twisted genius has a point to prove. Which will mean plenty more work for the gravediggers...

Regency London is vividly brought to life in this extraordinary page-turner, the first in a series of historical thrillers featuring Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood - a dangerous, sexy and fascinating hero.Hunting down highwaymen was not the usual preserve of a Bow Street Runner. As the most resourceful of this elite band of investigators, Matthew Hawkwood was surprised to be assigned the case - even if it did involve the murder and mutilation of a naval courier.From the squalor of St Giles Rookery, London's notorious den of theives and cutthroats, to the palatial homes of the aristocracy where knights of the realm conduct themselves in a manner unbecoming to their rank, Hawkwood relentlessly pursues his quarry.And as the case unfolds, and another body is discovered, the true agenda behind the robbery begins to emerge: the stolen naval dispatch pouch held details of a French plot that, if successful, will send the Royal Navy's entire fleet scurrying to port in terror, leaving Napoleon to rule the waves. With no way of knowing who can be trusted, Hawkwood must engage in a desperate race against time to prevent the successful execution of the Emperor's plot.